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COVID-19 In Oklahoma: Cumulative Cases Near 75,000; 7-Day Average Continues Climb

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, increasing the seven-day rolling average of new infections to 989 and bringing the state's cumulative total of cases to 74,567.

140 cases were in Tulsa County, which brings the Tulsa County total to 15,794, increasing the seven-day average to 129 new cases per day.

The state's seven-day rolling average was at its highest on August 1, at 1,093. 

Six more deaths were also reported Friday, with one being a 50-64 year old man in Tulsa County.

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Chris joined Public Radio Tulsa as a news anchor and reporter in April 2020. He’s a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York.